Device for drying photographic films.



A. M. BANKS. DEVICE PoR DRYING PgoToGRAPHIG FILMS. APPLICATION HLBD 0GT.31,1908.

923,481 i Patented Jullel, 1909.

UNIT STATES VARTHUR M. BANKsgoFBR'ooKLYN, Nnwyonn.

insivicii non 'DRYING PHoToGRArmc me.

l Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented inne 1,

Application filed October 31., 1'908. Sieral No. 466,475.

make and use the same.

This invention relates to devic esffor drying photographic films; and the object thereof is to4 provi e an improved device of this class4 .by means of `which photographic films of different widths maybe held in proper sha e while drying, and with this and other olbjects in vieu7 `the invention consists in a device of the c'lass specied constructed. as ,hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention is fully disclosed in the followingj specification,v of which the accompanying drawing forms a part, inwhich the separate parts of my improvement are designated by suitable reference characters in each'of the views, and in which v Figure 1 is a side elevation of a photographic film drying device embodying my invention, Fig. 2 a plan view ythereof, and Fig. Ian end view. i In the practice of my invention, I provide a frame'comprising a suitable base or support a., said .base or support, in the form i of construction shown, comprising parallel Sidennembers a2 and paralle end members "a3, and said frame-'or support 1s provided with `upright end members b having horizontal?v top parts b2. The top parts b2 ofthe upright end members b are provided with spaced pins b3, and mounted on said upright end members are bars c and 01,! the end portions o f which are provided with holes c2 adapted to receive'the pins b3, and bvmeans of' this lconstruction thel bar cl may be adjusted toward and from the bar c.

Thebars'c and c1 are provided with equally' spaced depending spring clamp devices d having, in the form-of construction shown, shank members d2 by means of which they are rigidly secured to' said bars, this connection being made by, pins, screws, rivetsor otherdevices cl3, and the clamp devices are of the usual spring clam practice'the photographic. ms e are connec-ted therewith and suspended from thebars c and c1 as clearly shown inthe drawing.

-I- claim as new form, and in In practice, I

reason of the fact that there are vtwelve iilnis inthe ordinary package, and all the nime in. one package may `thus be dried at one operation.

The films `e range transversely' of the film holder, and are suspended from'both of the bars@ and c1 .as clearly shpwn, and when the films are suspended in this manner they will be held in proper shape during the process of drying. vThe pins b3 may be ,arranged in any desiredmanner, but I prefer to arrange' them as shown inthe drawing, and when drying the largest siz'e of films the bar c1 1s placed as .shown in Fig.l 2; for the next smaller size the bar c1 is moved inwardly tc the next vadjacent pins, and for the' next smaller size of lfilms the bar c1 is mo ed inwardly onev more step erover another space, and the pins b3 adjacent to the bar c are intended to hold thebar c1 when the smallest size of films areA being dried. Byproviding the clamps d with rigid Shanks and rigidly securing the same to the bars c and c1 the films are moresecurely and properly held.

My improved photographic film drying device is slmple in construction and ofperation, and changes 1n and modifications o the conmay be made, within the scope vof the ap-y pended claims, without departing from the spirit of my invention or sacrificing its .adf

vantages.

Having fully described my invention, what p 'and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

1. A photographie film drying device comprising a suitable frame or support having upright end members provided with hori-- zontal top parts, said `top parts being provided'. with pins, and bars the ends ofI which are provided with holes 4adapted to receive vsaid pins, said bars being provided with de* pending spring clamps.

2; A photographic film drying device com prising a frame or support, parallel bars mounted thereon, and spring clamps suspended from said .bars and lcomposed of separate parts, each of said clamps being provided with a shank rigidly secured 'to the -bar from which it is suspended.

` 3. A photographic film. drying device com# prising -a :frame ,or support, 'parallel bars mounted thereon and movable toward 'and struction thereof as shown and described -/85 llO from each Other, and spring clamps s1.1.s-ipie snce of'the 4Subscribing Witnessesv this Vpended from said bars and composed of 30th day of October, 1.908.

I vvided with a, shank rigidly secured to the bait-r separate parts, each of said clamps being pro 'y ARTHUR M BANKS I Witneses: l In testimony that I chiim'the foregoing @s E. M ULREANX, my invention I have signed my mime 111 y R. APPLEMAN.

from which it is suspended. 

